J. B. Fuqua papers, 1929-2006 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Fuqua, J. B., 1918-2006
Abstract:
Businessman, philanthropist, and chairman of The Fuqua Companies and Fuqua Enterprises. The J.B. Fuqua Papers span the years 1929-2006. The collection is separated into two divisions according to place of origin: Fuqua's business office and his home office. The office files document Fuqua Industries and The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and include annual reports, reading files and general business papers, as well as clippings, periodicals, and copies of articles about J. B. Fuqua and his businesses. The home office files primarily document Fuqua's early career and contain files for the various businesses he acquired. A large component of video cassette recordings chiefly contain speeches and programs related to Fuqua and the Duke University Fuqua School of Business.
Extent:
70.9 Linear Feet
53,000 Items
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
RL.00426

Background

Scope and content:

The J. B. Fuqua Papers span the years 1929 to 2006, with the bulk of the collection dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. The collection is separated into two divisions according to place of origin: files from Fuqua's business office and his home office. The office files document Fuqua Industries and The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University (founded by J.B. Fuqua), and include annual reports, reading files and general business papers, as well as clippings, periodicals and copies of articles about J. B. Fuqua and his businesses, and some photographs. The home office files primarily document Fuqua's early career and contain many files containing financial records and other materials pertaining to the various businesses he acquired. Fuqua owned several media outlets, including a television station, thus, a large group of materials contain correspondence, applications, and other business materials regarding Fuqua's media ventures and interactions with the Federal Communications Commission. A large component of video recordings chiefly relate to business programs with which Fuqua was involved, and the history of the Duke University Fuqua School of Business; many contain recordings of Fuqua's speeches. The original videos seem to have had a numerical identification system which was not recorded in this inventory. A small but significant group of videocassettes documents the development of Fuqua's program for managers in the former Soviet Union. There are also a number of scrapbooks and photographs, including publicity shots of Fuqua. Although Fuqua was active in Georgia politics, serving in the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate, there appear to be relatively few records in the collection relating to this area of his life other than materials on Jimmy Carter and his family and some correspondence from other politicians.

Biographical / historical:

Businessman, philanthropist, and chairman of The Fuqua Companies and Fuqua Enterprises.

Acquisition information:
The J. B. Fuqua Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library in 2008 and 2019.
Processing information:

Processed by Aaron Thornburg; Dan Shankle; John Mayrose, March 2008; Laurin Penland, January 2020.

Encoded by John Mayrose, March 2008

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Collection is open for research.

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All original audiovisual recordings are closed to use. Technical Services staff need to arrange to have use copies made before contents can be accessed.

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[Identification of item], J. B. Fuqua Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University